\”Lebenshilfe workshops Forchheim celebrate the 40 years anniversary of 40 years life coaching workshops Forchheim 40 years of participation and inclusion of disabled people\” of the ceremony and the day of the open door to the 40th anniversary of the Lebenshilfe had this motto workshops Forchheim. Over 300 guests accepted the invitation. At the birth of the workshops, the Chairman of the Association Lebenshilfe Forchheim reminded Dr. Rolf-Christian Platzek in his greeting: at the old District Office in the Nurnberger Strasse, the first workshop was founded on October 6, 1969. Eight disabled people found a job at the time.
The Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Ernst C. Walther, a medium-sized company is now from the project, which guarantees participation in working life, personal development and support at four locations in the district for 281 disabled people. A success story\”commented on Jana snow mountain in the Nordbayrischen news. Development to the modern rehab facility this development outline Hans-Otto Dippacher, Managing Director of the workshops, in his lecture. His words according to jobs could be offered with moving to the life Center at the John-F.-Kennedy-ring 100 already in 1981. These were quickly occupied: 1992 therefore 80 more were added. Two years after that, in 1994, the branch in Weilerbach was founded, which offers a customized workplace today 63 disabled employees.
Specialization in different parts the years afterwards were dipping Achers words according to devoted to the specialization in different parts of the operation. In the year 2004 was the spin-off of the severely in groups a support site. The cooperation with the company of Piasts in the life was launched in the same year. Today offered there 24 jobs under the conditions of the General labour market. \”The construction of the workshop step by step\” – now working there 36 mentally disabled people – could be involved after years of temporary accommodation in 2007.